Path for file in Directory

Question

I have an 'css' folder and am trying to access an image in there. I am in the parent directory and the images folder is in there. How do I write the path? Nothing I do is working..

<img src="..\images\final2.gif" class="stretch" alt="" />

Your question isn't very clear, and you haven't showed what you've attempted. Please update your question with clarification (are you trying to do this in CSS or HTML) and some code that shows you attempting to solve the problem. — Roddy of the Frozen Peas, Sep 01 '13 at 00:39
You'll probably find this helpful: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2005079/absolute-vs-relative-urls — , Sep 01 '13 at 00:40
According to your html, you are looking for the image in the parent directory from where the html file is. — JakeParis, Sep 01 '13 at 00:41
If you're trying to access an image in the css folder, then your path should reference the css folder... `` — ChicagoRedSox, Sep 01 '13 at 00:53

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 01 '13 at 00:40

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if you have a structure like :

root
    various web pages
    css
       img

from the css you'd simply have src = "imagename.ext" if you're accessing from the root folder where the html files might be it would be src = "css/imagename.ext"

EDIT: After you edited the question.

the "../" is going up a folder. If you're already in the directory there's no need to include that, you can simply use images/final2.gif

Example from my site:

 background:url('../img/backgrounds/background1.jpg') no-repeat center center fixed;

in this instance the images are in the directory above the one that the css file is in. The parent directory as already mentioned.

answered Sep 01 '13 at 00:40

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would I use forward or backward slashes? – stack over Sep 01 '13 at 00:42
in your case, forward. – Josh Crozier Sep 01 '13 at 00:43
@stackover - can you provide your folder structure. Knowing the images are in a folder called css is useful but not when we have no idea where that folder is in relation to others :) – null Sep 01 '13 at 00:45

Tushar Gupta - curioustushar · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-01T00:47:32.477

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Try

<img src="images/final2.gif" class="stretch" alt="" />

or

<img src="../images/final2.gif" class="stretch" alt="" />

explanation

<img src="../images/final2.gif">
          __ ______ ________
          |    |       |
          |    |       |___ 3. get the filenamed "final2.gif".
          |    |
          |    |___ 2. go inside "images/" subdirectory.
          | 
          | 
          |____ 1. Go one level up.

edited Sep 01 '13 at 00:47

answered Sep 01 '13 at 00:41

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@stackover updated answer check again . – Tushar Gupta - curioustushar Sep 01 '13 at 00:44
that worked. I just needed to make them forward slashes. thanks! – stack over Sep 01 '13 at 00:45
@stackover good :) Happy to help :) – Tushar Gupta - curioustushar Sep 01 '13 at 00:46
please remove downvote :( – stack over Sep 01 '13 at 00:47
@stackover i didn't down-vote i'm the only one who up-voted you . – Tushar Gupta - curioustushar Sep 01 '13 at 00:48

Path for file in Directory

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